Memoirs was our food and bar caterer for our wedding earlier this May at Loulu Palm. Because we are not local, we did not get to schedule a tasting before hiring them. It is definitely nerve racking to make that decision without a tasting but we're super happy with their food and service! Taylor was really helpful and answered my endless questions during the planning process. They were also super accommodating and open to customizing some of the requests we had for both our food and bar menus. All the apps and entrees were delicious, and all of their staff is extremely friendly. The only caveat that may be helpful for others is to know they do require a pretty extensive list of equipment rentals that you need to provide, which is not included in their catering fee. Shoutout to Adam for keeping our thirsty friends well hydrated! read more

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Everything about Memoirs from first getting into contact with the community from day was just great, and because I was calling from Japan they made smooth. Cuisine in my book you guys food service presentation preparation it made my 60th birthday celebration a day that my family and friends still talk about, there food and I wanted it's quality & requested to cut out certain items and add others to my menu it all came through I would love use your services again and if you looking for good quality food and serve, Memoirs is who want to contact, thank you for making it special. KONISHIKI aka Salevaa Atisano'e read more

Taylor P. and Chef John absolutely crushed it for us. We'd worth with them a thousand times again!!! Just like I said in my welcome speech - Memoirs delivered on amazing Michelin level food and kept the drinks flowing at the bar all night long!!! So many friends and family told us it was the best wedding food they've ever had. WOW! Thank you Memoris team, Taylor and Chef John - you have our eternal gratitude for helping make #thelieuau as magical as it was!!! read more

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Our wedding planner, Sarah recommended Memoirs for our wedding dinner. They offered last minutes food tasting and it was amazing. Of course everyone LOVED their dishes! Such a wonderful vendor to work with:) Thank you for making our wedding extra special and tasty meals! read more

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We attended a wedding where Memoirs was the head catering company with bar service. Overall taste and quality of the food and drinks - 5 stars. Menu - 5 stars taste and presentation Appetizers Scallops with ponzu sauce Ahi truffle poke comes with rice and wasabi butter Crispy pork belly with pineapple and mint Main courses Steamed opakapaka with truffle soy and choy sum Grilled Kualoha grass fed beef Roasted chicken Keawe style Organic salad Pumpkin, ulu breadfruit fries Full bar service! The food and drinks made the evening special. The wait help needed a little more training but staff was eager to please. Overall they are worthy of a 5 star rating. Check them out if you will be catering a wedding or other event. read more

We used Memoirs for our May 2023 wedding and were blown away with their food and service. My husband has celiac (can't have gluten) and they helped us craft a perfect menu with passed appetizers and a family-style dinner, all of which was gluten-free. All our guest raved about the food and it was one of our favorite parts of the day! The flavors were incredible, and everything was prepared perfectly and looked beautiful. Taylor was our contact and set up a great tasting for us, answered so many questions, and helped guide our decisions to make sure we had a well-rounded menu. We loved the attention to detail with the food and plating, and that they sourced a lot of ingredients locally. The entire team from chefs to waiters were so professional and really made the wedding feel top-notch. Communiation leading up to the wedding day was prompt, and our planner said she loves working with Memoirs because they are always on top of things. We really can't recommend them enough! read more

Selecting Memoirs as our wedding caterer was the best wedding planning decision that we made! Taylor, Chef John, and their whole team are so professional and kind, and the quality of the food and drinks that they serve exceeded our expectations. They make every part of the planning process so simple (and delicious!). They helped us to stay within our budget, while still serving high quality food and beverages that had all of our guests raving. So many of our friends and family members have told us not only how good the food was, but also how amazing the memoirs staff was. They really go above and beyond in every way to make sure your day is special, and it really shows. Our wedding day would not have been nearly as memorable without them, I cannot recommend them enough!!! read more

This was my first time trying vegan food with a personal chef !! I was so stunned by the flavors tasting like actual meat but it wasnt , me and my sisters have never tried something so good with an intertaning service , they were so attentive with the amazing drinks , AMAZING FOOD , organized set up and the clean up was also taken care of how amazing ! read more

Had Memoirs cater our wedding in March and the food was absolutely amazing. Everyone is still talking about it. At our venue we had to bring everything I.e ice/water/generators/power and they m still managed to keep the food hot. They timed everything perfect and worked with us through four different reschedules. One of our favorite vendors and would choose them 100x over! The team is like a family and absolutely amazing! read more

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We had Memoirs cater for our wedding at Kualoa Ranch and they were exceptional! Incredible food, wonderful drinks, and amazing service. Taylor, Tanden, John, and the rest of the crew were attentive and organized and the food was the best we've ever had at a wedding. Memoirs took care of food, setup, bartending, and had plenty of experience working at Kualoa Ranch. They had flexible scheduling for food and drink tastings to allow us to pick the menu that we wanted. Tanden and the rest of the bar crew were amazing and did a great job getting the party started and making top notch drinks to keep the party going. They even had an attendant to bring us appetizers during the cocktail hour when we were taking photos. Incredible food and attention to detail. Would definitely recommend. read more

Thinking of taking friends out to dinner, but just want to relax and have it at your home? Call Memoirs, personal chef and caterers. Rosanna along with Chefs Kevin, Jai and TJ came a few hours before to prep, and cook in your kitchen. They stay throughout the party, and then even clean up after. You can just entertain, plus have a delicious meal. Professional service with a smile, almost felt they were already a part of the family. Take a look at my photos. read more

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I attended a wedding last night that was catered by Memoirs. Beautifully prepared, presented and delicious menu, and served by a very kind, professional staff. Mahalo Memoirs! read more

Mixologist Taylor and Chef JJ absolutely crushed our small, chill post wedding dinner. We wanted elevated food, creative cocktails prepared by professionals. Literally 5 stars not only in talent and creativity but in capturing the vibe we wanted. Small family thing and they nailed it. These are the type of businesses we need to support during this very difficult time. Gents can't thank you enough. You crushed in on every way possible. Joe and Carol read more

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We had our wedding of roughly 60 guests at Kualoa Ranch catered by Memoirs. We had done a buffet along with the middle tier bar package. We hadn't done a tasting in advance because of timing, but the food and service thoroughly exceeded expectations. Food - Apps - we had done avo toast, poke cone and pork belly appetizers. They were all beautiful and delicious. For the buffet - we had done greens, short rib, Maco crusted fresh catch, garlic mash and a few other options (seasonal vegetables with pesto I think). The short rib was 5/5 - more tender than we ever expected. The fish was also tender and delicious. Our guests continued to complement the food to us well after the wedding! I'm fairly critical of food and Bar - we had two signature cocktails which I was keen on (French 75 and a ginger mule of some sort) and they were both a hit along with a selection of beer and spirits which they helped us to customized. The bar tender provided such great service - we even had guests commenting after the wedding. Dessert - we didn't do dessert with them, since we had ordered a cake elsewhere. Overall - we were so happy with how everything turned out! I was a bit unsure heading in because there's not much to go off on their website, but everyone truly raved and they take such care. Thank you memoirs!! read more

I AM A BELIEVER. For some background: We hired Memoirs to cater our outdoor wedding at Kualoa Ranch. We started off with a very tight budget with a guest count of 250 (local wedding, this is like a norm right?) While good food was a priority for us at our wedding, we were honestly just thinking about ordering from our favorite bento place to keep things easy, affordable, and appeal to the masses. We are a no frills kind of couple anyway, we just want good food for a good price. Then, our wedding planner recommended Memoirs. I had never heard of Memoirs prior to her recommendation. When I started looking them up, I saw they had a fancy website with fancy dishes and said to myself, "nah, this must be way out of our budget, and our local families probably wouldn't appreciate it even if we could afford it." But out wedding planner highly recommended them, and we totally trusted her, so we went for it. BEST DECISION EVER MADE. TASTING: Totally customizable tasting menu. You e-mail them a list of preferences or menus you like from their website, and they will finalize a tasting menu with you that will fit your budget (key here, they will work with whatever budget you have.) We are self-proclaimed "foodies" (or I'm just picky as heck), so we worked through at least 3 different menus and had 3 or maybe 4 different tastings? before we finalized everything for the big day. Chef John was there at each tasting to get feedback and adjust the menu to exactly what we wanted. I think each tasting is like $25 per person, depending on your choices, but as we found out, this is an extremely good value because we left completely stuffed, and even took home boxes of leftovers from our tastings. FOOD: Our final menu was a hybrid of few of there standard items, and a few custom items based on our preferences. The quality of food is honestly like high-end $$$$ restaurant, but for a way more affordable price. All our guests couldn't stop raving about the food at our wedding, and kept asking us where it was from. Our final menu: - Spicy beet poke on crispy rice cake - Torched beef nigiri, ponzu and green onion - Chicken pate on crostini, poha berry, yuzu caviar - Local farm greens with shaved vegetables and honey macadamia vinaigrette - Seared ahi belly and yuzu scallop with black garlic, soy caviar, and bamboo rice - Grilled Andrade Ribeye and Herb roasted chicken, charred scallion potato and ponzu cream - Strawberry and lilikoi shortcake - Dark chocolate crunch bar with sea salt and caramel - Matcha panna cotta with honey and toasted sesame (Custom dessert) Also, just to note, our venue was completely unplugged, meaning no electricity, bathroom, and just a water hose on site. These guys had to carry in their own oven, power, etc, to PREP THE FOOD ON-SITE. SO IT IS DAMN FRESH. SERVICE: Impeccable. Throughout the planning process, Taylor (managed most communications) and Chef John were always professional yet down-to-earth, and receptive to our feedback along the way for any changes we requested. On the day of the wedding, the entire team looked real slick and clean, and super professional, very prompt with plating dishes and removing excess trash. COMMUNICATION: Excellent. They do get busy around peak wedding season, which is understandable. I had many many questions along the way (we were also a COVID wedding, so lots of rescheduling along the way), so the fact that they kept up with me is an accomplishment. VALUE: Absolutely a steal, diamond in the rough, gem beyond gems, I don't even know how else to emphasize this!!! I am SO grateful our planner recommended these guys. They deliver HIGH QUALITY food and professional service that will work with your budget! **BONUS: So of course on wedding night, we were too busy/excited to eat, so unfortunately we didn't get to even touch our dessert that night. Chef John heard about this, and personally delivered a box of our wedding desserts to our home a week later. This guy and this team is an absolute GEM. I cannot emphasize this enough. These are wonderful people running an excellent business, and I will definitely be hiring them again for all of my future catering needs! read more

Got a birthday present dinner delivered to my home from Memoirs! What a surprise! This dinner was amazing! All the food was prepped and ready to cook. And the sauces were amazing! Took about 20 minutes and voila! I will definitely order again! even the included choice of wine was great! I've been doing more take out during covid, and this is a great upgrade! the fact that you do the cooking is super cool! I just looked at prices and very reasonable. read more

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There's not enough words to describe how appreciative we are of Memoirs, who recently catered our daughter's wedding. We're a testament that they're true to their word about the guiding principles, unforgettable culinary experience and highest standards of hospitality The planning of the event took 3 years, pre-pandemic. They were attentive to us from the first tasting. Their creative ideas from the appetizers, entrée, desserts, and drinks were impeccable. They were patient and allowed us to make changes throughout the planning. During the wedding the friendly staff provided water to the guests. Everyone enjoyed the delicious custom drinks created by the amazing bar services. We received so many compliments on the food and staff who were gracious throughout evening. read more

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Every year, at American Cancer Society, we host an event in August to celebrate cancer survivors and honor those who have transitioned to spirit; and every year, we ask Memoirs Hawaii to cater it. After all, our community of survivors deserves the best. There are a lot of moving parts to planning such an important event, but as the organizer, the only aspect of planning that I didn't have to worry about was Memoirs. I knew they would arrive on time and provide delicious viands for our attendees. Some participants even stated it was the best food they've ever had at an event. I agree: seared catch with okinawan sweet potato and herb roasted chicken with creamy polenta, to name a few! After our event, Rosanna even took the time out of her full schedule to give me a tour of their work space. She was attentive and kind, as was the entire team. I couldn't be more happy with their service. We are lucky to have them as our go-to catering service at American Cancer Society. read more

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Wow, just attended a wedding with these caterers and they were incredible. My husband and I have dietary restrictions and one of the stellar waitstaff had the list of ingredients in her pocket! When she met us during cocktail hour, she even had the chef make something specifically for us that we could eat. The dinner, served family style, had a special entree for us and we got details on all the other food so we could choose other safe food to eat. Everything was delicious!! And the bar staff made some awesome cocktails. All around an amazing experience, so appreciated! read more

We enjoyed working with Memoirs and the food was so delicious! Planning a destination wedding meant that we would not be able to be as hands on, but working with the Memoirs team was great. We had very thorough communication throughout the entire planning process which left us feeling at ease. The food was better than we imagined. They even made a special plate for the groom. Thank you memoirs for an amazing meal and adding to our dream wedding! read more

I attended a private birthday part that was catered by Memoirs recently and it was just fabulous. Owner and chef Peter is simply the best as what he has to offer and the atmosphere just can't be beat. He can transform ordinary into luxury like no other. The food of course was very much upscale and amazing. You could tell he was a world class chef and it showed in his presentation. It was a wonderful treat and totally recommended for your private event or celebration. I asked my friend, who set this entire shindig up, and she told me that she found a few caterers before she was recommended Memoirs. She had never head of Memoirs before, but after looking online to see what they were about, she decided on Memoirs after seeing chef Peter's impressive resume. She mentioned to me about his work with highly respective chefs and I thought it was impressive too. The work that chef Peter put into his events were nothing short of amazing. My friend and her husband were truly impressed by his professionalism and received rave reviews from everyone who was at the party, including myself. The process was clear, simple, and fast. Nothing ordinary about Memoirs, I can guarantee. Pricing was fast as well. Everything was spelled out right on the website and I was surprised as well how affordable it can be going through Memoirs and having a intimate party, versus an informal party at a restaurant, no matter how large and exquisite it may be. They offered food testing before you can commit to, so that was a bonus that my friend and her husband did in-fact enjoy. They have a good selection of menu's from the very extravagance to the more subdued, but upscale fine dining you would come to expect from Memoirs. Everything was perfect with Memoirs and totally worth it! Living large @ it's best! A++ read more

We attended a Birthday Party that Memoirs Catered last night. The food was amazing. Highly recommended!! Chef Peter will amaze you. Menu Passed apps: Goat cheese stuffed shrimp cakes Ahi Cones Samosa 1 st Hamachi truffle oil salad baby greens and avocado dressing 2nd Vichyssoise with oyster and proscuitto 3rd Hand cut pappardelle with oxtail ragu and pecorrino 4th Seared catch over cherry tomato, edamame, celery root puree and lilikoi sauce 5th Seared ribeye with rich demi, carrot ginger puree bacon and brussel sprouts 6th Cherry flambe , peanut butter ice cream, vanilla crumble and chocolate soufflé read more

For an elegant Hawai'i event don't settle for less than Memoirs Where should I begin.. I'll so much try to be brief! We live in Hawai'i, and did quite a bit of research on wedding caterers, which is a giant business here. Dragging ourselves around meetings and tastings for weeks was hard, but the decision was unbelievably easy. Chef Peter Foster and team are young and personable professionals willing to understand your ideas, whether it's an epic event or a small gathering. We were afraid to get a more humble approach as a tiny family wedding. This was not the case. We were treated with a free tasting of fresh, classy and delectable food (others charged us money for samples of inedibly salty, overspiced or bland stuff), a very friendly chat and a complete understanding of our budget. The food was nothing short of amazing. - succulent steaks from Kaua'i cows (you should've seen those cows - they look like the happiest mammals on Earth! you taste their happiness in every bite). - divine fresh Hawaiian fish, caught or farmed in the best possible way. nuff said. - greens and vegetables from organic farmers who are crazy about their greens and vegetables (that's the only way to go - if you want the best food, get it from the craziest farmers :) none of this had excessive spices, just the bright unmasked flavours of fresh and natural ingredients. This was priceless. Really. And.. we could afford it. The proposal was simple, easy to understand, and with no strange fees or surcharges. The elegance, the superb customer service, and the confidence that on the busy multinational wedding day we will have one headache less - these ones were complimentary :) read more

Our company needed a caterer to help us showcase our local Filipino cuisine to international audiences. We wanted to find a caterer that would not only execute our event well, but is also passionate about making food. Based on my previous interactions with Chef Peter and reading reviews on Yelp, we knew that his company is the right one for the job and we certainly were not disappointed. Memoirs helped us create a memorable event through their delicious and beautiful presentation of our food, helping us elevate our regular dishes into fancy cuisine that our international guests enjoyed. They took the feedback and suggestions we gave during the tasting and ensured that the taste of the food remain authentic, while at the same time adapted to foreign palates. Our guests also remarked how fresh the food were, even the passed appetizers were served hot. We have worked with other caterers before and often have food prepared in advanced. With Memoirs, we were delighted to find out that they make the food on the spot, making sure they are fresh when they serve them to our guests. Not only was the food delicious, the bar service was outstanding. Noah, their Bar Manager, helped us concoct two (2) cocktails using a special rhum from the Philippines as base. We got a lot of feedback from our guests on how great the two (2) cocktail drinks were. They were so good the bartenders almost ran out of supply of the special drinks by the end of the night. We are also greatly appreciative of Thomas and Rosanna, who helped ensure the event execution was flawless. They took care of the rentals we need and were accommodating even for our last minute additions. We saw Rosanna in action when she was coordinating the set-up with the venue coordinator. Just watching her would give you the confidence and the feeling that, quoting my boss's wife, you are in good hands. Our Vin d'honneur was finished a week ago and we still receive compliments on how great it was. The success of our event would not have been possible without the help of our vendors. We highly recommend Memoirs for anyone looking to make their gathering above the ordinary. read more

NXTevent recently worked with Memoirs during an annual conference hosted in Honolulu over memorial day weekend. When initially searching we had a difficult time finding a local caterer we felt could achieve the challenges of catering for over 4,500 guests at once. Memoirs took our spur of the moment call while we were on our site inspection and immediately set up an informational meeting with us so we could learn about their organization and team. Memoirs was willing and eager to step up to the challenge and worked with us hand in hand to create the style or menu that would work best for our guests all while achieving the level of destination driven cuisine we were looking for in order to focus on our host city. The level of precision, strategy, organization, professionalism and passion that the memoirs team attacked this event with is something to be marveled at in this industry. It could be compared to military precision! I am so grateful to have found a team to work with that allowed me to focus on all the other moving parts because of the confidence they instilled that they would get the job done! They went above and beyond both in the planning process to ensure we were up to date with details, floor plan edits, menu adjustments and the organization and level of presentation at the client menu tasting was one to be rivaled! There were even several unexpected touches on the day of the event that just appeared out of no where and got our team even more excited than we already were! In the year and a half that we had the pleasure of working with the Memoirs team they not only became our partner but an extension of our team and a part of our "industry ohana"! I can only hope I can find another reason to work in Honolulu and have the pleasure of working with the memoirs team again! As they proved to be a MAJOR part of our event's success! Thank you Memoirs Team! Chef Peter, Rosanna, Thomas, Noah & the whole crew! Mahalo Nui Loa Katelyn Hill Director of Operations NXTevent read more

We had Memoirs cater our wedding this past weekend, and it was AMAZING. We had already known from our tasting with Chef Foster that the food would be outstanding, but when our guests repeatedly asked us after the wedding for the name of our caterer, we knew we had gone with the right company. You literally can't go wrong with this caterer. Everything we tried at our tasting and at our wedding was delicious. read more

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Memoirs is absolutely superb in every aspect! They hold to the highest standard when it comes to catering exquisite meals and cocktails to our wedding guests. We are very blessed to have them as our vendor for our wedding, and now we can call them friends because they are a special group people who helped us with every little detail to provide a memorable experience to all our family and friends. For the brides and grooms out there, we know the process of selecting a catering company to deliver the most memorable meal is not an easy task, but memoirs made it to so easy for us that we knew from the first day of meeting them that we wanted to work with them. Thomas and Chef Peter put a beautiful family style menu together for our wedding guests to enjoy, Rosanna provided the most spectacular dining experience with the team that was incredibly enjoyable for our guests and Noah crafted such delicious cocktails throughout the ceremony and reception that I continuously heard chatter from our guests of the amazing concoction he has provided. We can both personally go on and on about how remarkable memoirs team was in every aspect because they made it so easy for us to adore every single team member. They are by far the sweetest group of people who are incredibly passionate about their work. You can tell from day one that they love what they do and they care about delivering exceptional results. They do it with so much love and passion that you can taste it through their meals. Thank you so much, memoir! We are both incredibly blessed to have met and worked with you all. We hope you all know how much we appreciate you all for all the hard work that was put into making this evening happen! You all have helped deliver a memorable meal and cocktails that evening because I still hear about how great it was from our friends and family so thank you, thank you, thank you a million times! read more

Planning a destination wedding is stressful enough and you need a catering team that is responsive and happy to be part of your big day. I was so excited to work with them, their instagram pics were so beautiful. We even scheduled a tasting when we flew in from California. I should have paid attention to the red flags: 1) most of my calls would go to voicemail, it was rare to have someone pick up a call. 2) a week after the tasting, we checked in with them...not the other way around. 3) after we took off some items from the menu, the price stayed the same and we reminded them to adjust the price according to the new menu. Wouldn't you think a catering company that met you in person and was excited to work with you would at least make you feel like a priority? I worked with them for 3 months and was in the last stages of getting a final menu and contract, but they never called back and I've called to check-in and to this day haven't gotten a response! How disrespectful and inconsiderate of the time, energy and hope we invested, this is NOT a catering team I'd want for my big day. They can cater up to 2 wedding/event and it seems once they have at least one event booked you become a low priority. Also they flip-flop in their requirement for alcohol purchase/bartending service. They just received their liquor license and I received an email from Thomas which read: "In speaking with the liquor commission and our insurance provider, Memoirs is required to provide alcohol to any of its catering events. That prohibits our clients from purchasing alcohol wholesale and providing their own during a Memoirs catered event." Then when my coordinator emailed him 3 days later, his response changed to: "In short, clients can still purchase alcohol themselves." What's the real story here??? - Do you want to chase after your catering team to keep them on track? - Do you enjoy waiting and wondering if anyone will get back to you? Even after you check-in to remind them? - Do you like learning that you may have been lied to? If not, I recommend looking elsewhere like Ke Nui Kitchen or Island Fusion Catering. They are responsive, respectful, and most importantly, CARING. You are the bride/groom, you need a solid team to support you up to and on your wedding day. You don't have time to waste or work harder than you have to so you can babysit your catering team. Seriously, look elsewhere! read more

Memoirs made my wedding incredible! The appetizers, entrees, and bar service was absolutely amazing. All the staff were so friendly and fun. Taylor, Shaun, and Chef John made everything so special. All our guests still talk about the food and staff. Thank you memoirs, my husband and I still dream of your food. read more

Thank you! I honestly don't know what to say other than thank you a million times over. From the start the Memoirs team were so helpful and were across all the food/drink and staff requests I had in the lead up to the event. Rosanna even picked up the fact I had accidentally made a typo on the number of vegetarian meals required and she saved the day by following-up for clarification rather than processing the request. Our wedding food was lovely - the starters, entrees (mains) and those amazing malasadas as a dance floor snack were a treat! Our guests were over the moon with all the food - the salad course was then followed by either a fish, chicken or vegetarian entree (main) option and all were very enjoyed thoroughly. The bar was perfectly stocked with the drink requirements for the signature his and her cocktails as well as an abundance of beer and wine. We were very well looked after on the night with such attentive and friendly wait staff! Rosanna, Thomas, Peter - Adam and I just want to thank you for all your hard work and effort you put into our special day, from the lead up to the day itself; your customer service was outstanding and it was a pleasure to work with you. Please pass on our thanks to all your staff too, they did an excellent job! Highly recommend for wedding catering - 5 stars! read more

A huge MAHALO to Rosanna and the Memoirs team for making our destination wedding so perfect. Everything from the first time we reached out to Thomas about our menu last summer to finalizing every delicious morsel was so professional. The food was even better than the tasting we did in October. Delish! The team was amazing during our event and both my husband and I were able to relax and enjoy our big day. Noah, Nick and everyone was so on top of our every need. Food and service is so important for us and Memoirs exceeded our expectations. The fish was done perfect. Not an easy task with delays during the evening. The steak was cooked exactly right - again not easy with a group and the delays. The appetizers were fabulous. Rosanna was amazing. She had everything under control - from an initial site visit by herself to determine the best layout for our event, coordinating all the rentals, down to every last detail. Poor weather during the day required some last minute changes and she had everything organized so we could simply relax and enjoy. THANK YOU! Would highly recommend Memoirs for any catering needs. read more

Dear fellow Yelpers, I have been taking advantage of your reviews since becoming a member back in 2009. Today I am compelled to finally write my first review and share with everyone my wonderful experience with Memoirs. My fiancé and I recently visited Honolulu to finalize our upcoming wedding. It seemed to us finding a caterer to be the most challenging. Cake, flowers, location was easy to decide. We were looking for a caterer to wow our guests while trying to stay savvy within a wedding industry that can easily suck you dry. Chef Foster and Memoirs came highly recommended by a friend and she was right to send us here. We were nearing the end of our trip when Chef Foster called to invite us to a free tasting (we found others charge anywhere from $25-$50/person for tastings) that same day! He and his staff were friendly, personable and very professional. The tasting room was pleasantly decorated. Chef was able to work with our budget on the spot (other caterers will contact you with a quote 2 to 3 days out). The food was amazing! We started with appetizers. The Hamachi ceviche melts in your mouth! The goat cheese shrimp cakes were delightful and pork belly bao was so yummy you'll never want the usual manapua! They also served us the beef filet with sautéed mushrooms perfectly done and seared opakapaka with lilikoi butter sauce. This was my favorite! The fish was nicely seared while keeping the center soft. My fiancé and I talked about their food for days. And after meeting with so many caterers, he simply asked me whose menu made me the happiest and we'll go with them. The decision to sign with Chef Foster and his team has made this destination wedding planning less stressful knowing the food will be extraordinary! I have no doubt our guests will love everything and our celebration an evening everyone will enjoy! With much love, Michelle read more

I'm shocked I didn't write a review earlier, Chef Peter and his team were amazing and quite honestly they were very fair in their price for a fully catered pass app party. We decided to thank friends and family that helped us remodel our new house and put together an event as a thank-you and a house warming party. The event was amazing, Chef Peter listened to all of our needs and catered an amazing evening that is still the talk of our friends months later. Honestly, Chef Peter can not only cater a party to wow the senses and the mind but he will cater to your needs. That was the beauty of it, we wanted a tapas style, small plates party since people would be mingling and it worked out perfectly. They brought their set-up to our house, used our kitchen as needed and cooked outside when needed. They cleaned up, packed up leftovers and had our place looking better than I could have wished for. These guys are the real deal, don't bother looking elsewhere because we screened five other companies before realizing that Chef Peter actually cares, brings his A-game to the table and is priced sooo reasonable. read more

The process of choosing one good caterer for my company anniversary was crazy but fun for both me and my staff. We went and called a few restaurants and asked for the chefs directly and got totally blown off. I'll always recommend what happened next. We went DIRECTLY to Chefs who cater. It was easy To get through to them with the little restaurant experience I have under my belt as it were Their prices were much lower than what we were quoted by the catering companies that I guess hire them as third party I suppose. We picked a few places and set dates for our tastings. After a few tastings it was an easy choice,we went with Memoirs. The chef there tuned the menu exactly to our preferences and after 2 FREE tastings our budget was dialed. The Memoirs online process was so fast and easy and we were able to get pricing right away before we even started the process , They were the only vendor that gave instant pricing and a free consultation all in one. Food was the most important thing to us so the choice was easy when we first tried their food. The first tasting was for a very expensive menu but we were sold on the presentation, textures and flavors. They support local growers and that was also a plus but in the end we thought it was too high. I guess you get what you pay for. One week later I called Chef Foster who actually did another tasting 3 days later. Together we developed a comfort food menu at a lower price not on the website, but with the same flare and presentation as the first menu. The food was amazing both times and they give you all the pictures before and after the tasting for reference which helps. With Memoirs we felt special and not just ordinary. You can tell they care about your event and your food more than other groups. It was not only the ease of the hiring process but it was the little details that made the investment worth it. Hot plates, beautiful wood chafing dishes, good seasoning, professional servers good timing were among the details I noticed. Thanks chef foster u got a repeating client here ! read more

Excellent-- perhaps the best catering experience I've ever had. The entire staff was helpful and friendly and the food is outstanding. When I asked Chef Foster if he was the "executive chef", he instead insisted he was the "executive dishwasher." Great sense of humor and humble. The food itself was masterfully executed-- the appetizers were perfect. Goat cheese stuffed shrimp cakes ... still warm and crisp with the perfect proportion of goat cheese and shrimp along with tender pieces of onion. Hamachi-truffle-avocado ceviche in lumpia cones ... brilliant to go with the lumpia cones which add just the right degree of crunch. The ceviche was smooth and delicious. Bacon crusted chicken-- the chicken was perfectly spiced with a snap of fresh cracked black pepper. The meal itself was delicious. At one counter, there was salad-- fresh, locally grown greens with two delicious dressings (I couldn't decide which one I liked more)-- and toppings of fried quinoa and the tiny crunchy arare-like rice balls. Fabulous. For the main course, there was beef filet with port and shallot crust, mushroom and roughage with oxtail demi-glace. Umm ... AMAZING. I try to avoid eat beef but in this case the filet mignon was so melt in the mouth, utterly amazing deliciousness that I went back for seconds. There's also a creamy and delicious celery root sauce that is superb in its subtleties of flavor and richness. The mushrooms were phenomenal with just the right amount of bite. There was also a chicken entree that came with seared greens. The greens and the spices were spot-on, and everyone enjoyed this dish. Dessert was again, superb, like the earlier parts of the meal. FRESHLY made malasadas. Yes. They fried them right there, 40 feet away from our gathering. Hot and delicious. Even better, the dough is fermented so you get an alcohol-like bite, similar to sourdough. Phenomenal. read more

Under the direction of Chef Peter Foster, Memoris Hawaii produces different menus and dishes that are sure to please the palate and make you go "yum!" While, I can't comment on their planning process or anything to that effect, I can write about the bites that I was able to enjoy at recent Off-Premise dinner that surely won me over. The menu showcased wonderful skill and thought. Chef Peter incorporated local ingredients to his styling which clearly showcased his training across the country and in Europe. Very few chefs would think to incorporate fresh catch with a bacon taragon vinaigrette over a celeric puree. It showed local ingredients in a new combination that worked extremely well together. It truly was a unique dinner that clearly had more highs than lows and his innovative approach to private cooking certainly sets Memoirs apart from the rest. read more

Memoirs recently catered my outdoor wedding of 160 people. I chose them because my planner recommended them and my husband and I loved the food during our tasting session. Our wedding was wonderful and of course I was focusing on other things and I didn't realize that there were issues with the food until my wedding planner told me the next day. The line for the food was long because the kitchen was not fast enough in preparing food to replace the empty pans. My planner had to go into the kitchen to help prepare and move the process along. Some of my guests had to wait in the long line plus another 10 minutes for the food. When you are paying thousands of dollars for your wedding you expect the company to be prepared to cater for this many people and to understand how to be efficient in the kitchen. I thought the food itself was pretty good, but my parents said they thought the food was tasteless and the fish too soft and over cooked. It was unfortunate because I really trusted Memoirs and making sure the food was excellent was one of my priorities for my wedding. read more

My fiance and I were looking for a private chef to cater our wedding in Oahu and at the recommendation of our wedding planner, we scheduled a tasting with Chef Foster. We arrived at his office which doesn't look like much from the outside but inside we found a beautifully laid out table and inviting decor which immediately put us at ease. Presentation - Chef Foster's food presentation is top-notch. Everything was beautifully plated and proportioned. We could have been dining in a 5-star restaurant for all we knew. (Btw he loves square plates) Food - The food was very good. Chef Foster's creativity and culinary training shines through in his choice of ingredients, flavors, and texture combinations. He likes to push the envelope but rest assured, can also do the basics just as well. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our tasting and we found Chef Foster to be quite personable and professional. We appreciated his quick replies to our emails and the way he was able to give us a quote almost immediately. That's why he won our business. If you are planning a wedding on the island and looking for a unique upscale catering experience for you and your guests, definitely consider Memoirs and schedule a tasting with Chef Foster. read more

My fiance and I have been to a few tastings, but we went to memoirs last, and I am so glad we did! Here is a quick play by play: My fiance and I roll up and she is immediately skeptical due to the look of the place from the outside, and she said something like, " You sure this is the right place?" Chef Foster greets us, and brings us into his place, and we realize that yes, we are in the right place. We are seated, and one of Foster's chefs greets us with water, and we get right to it. We go over our menu as the appetizers come out. We tried the: North Shore potato samosa w/ dill yogurt and rosted red pepper sauce Lime truffle-oil avocado ceviche on sesame cones and Roasted pork belly in mini bao with hoisin bourbon glaze can you say ho....broke da mouth The samosa was a bite size flavorful packet of deliciousness that would satisfy vegetarians and carnivores alike. The ceviche cones were o so ono, and what can i say about the roasted mini bao.... but OMG. look out royal kitchen, better hope mr foster doesn't open a mini bao / manapua shop :) Ok, so apps are "out of the way", and we are moving on to the main course... Before it comes out, my lovely fiance said something like this, " How come you chose fish only for the main course? There will probably be some people who wont want fish... in fact, I dont usually like cooked fish" Chef Foster was on it, and pulled up some pictures of a few different options in case we anted to do something other than fish. The main course comes out, and it is a fresh troll caught mahi mahi, over a bed of local rainbow chard, on celeriac puree with a oxtail reduction! A plate gets put in front of my fiance and she takes a bite, while I turn to Chef Foster to tell him it looks amazing. I turn back to my fiance, and the plate is wiped CLEAN! I look at her in amazement, and she said, " That was so ONO! I can't imagine anyone not liking that!" Thank you Chef Foster. You da bestest! Your team is very skilled, and going through Memoirs has made our wedding feel much less stressful, knowing that such a huge part of it is in the care of such a skilled, capable man. Mahalo read more